Union-undergarment.



Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

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A.L.PERK1NS. UNIUN UNDERGARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24| I9I3.

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A. L. PERKiNS.

uNloN UNDERGARMENT.

FILED MAY 24| 1913.

' Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT 'oEEIoE' AIVAII L. PERKINS, or NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MASSACHUSETTS, AASSIGNOE To; THE

WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY. or"

PoItATIoN or MASSACHUSETTS.

NEEDHAM HEM-Hrs', MASSACHUSETTS, 1 con- To all wlwmz't may concern.

otNeedham He Be it known that LA LVAH L. PERKINs, a citizen of the United States, and e' resident y vifghts, in the county of `Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have infventeden Improvement in Union-Undergerments, of which. the following descrip? y tion, in connection with the {Iccompanyingv4 drawings, is aspecification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

` undergarment embodyingjmy invention;

ment;

'thereof 4for toilet purposes.:

Verably'knitted in order ,ticity, the yWales throughout the ton,?th'e leg- Fig. 2`isfa rear elevation thereof;

Fig. Bis "ev vertical, longitudinal section upon the line 3e-3 of Fig. -.1 the upper part of the garment `being broken away;

I Fig. 4 is e" transverse section upon the line 4-4 of Fig. 3'; .r

Fig. 5 shows the right and left. gussets In* serted the'lower body portion of the ger- Fig. Gris fil-somewhat diagrammatic representation of the lowerl portion of one of the gussets and surrounding portions of the .gel'rxient, and indica-tingthe ldirection 'of the wales; 4 p

Fi 7 is an outside, detail view et Vthe .crete of the garment; and

Fig. 8.; is' a detail view, somewhat diaammatic, of. theinside of the garmentet t e crotch portion.

The garment of my invention, and Which I4 have represented one embodiment, is a` unin undergarment, completely cover- .'ngt-he' person both at the frontend et. the e rear4 but permitting the ready open ing Athe '..several 'views of ,thedrewing I have indicated a union under-garment, prefto obtain eet e1asc ody I'p01'- ortions and the Igussets extend` ing longitudinally "of the body, thereby Vs`e curing greet lateral elasticity. he: l germent may be knitted in any fsuit'eble manner,

Specification o1' Letters Patent. Y Patented Aug- Application filed M, 1913. Serial No. 769,556.

`as: .indice ted. The

right l to the wearer and 4produce the body portion 1 which is preferably openfiingfront fromY the neck -2 down to the topofi'fthe es indicated at Ll.' su'tble y'and buttons ting machine, so as yto leg portions, fwhicht'ialre indicated at -6 and T, are preferably Tinte` grally formed with the body por-tionand u'ie providedwith inside leg seams,;.one ofy which isindiceted et 8 in Fig 3. Y t i i i y In the ensuing description the -ternis and left will be used ini describing the portions of-the garment 'Withreferenbe `not the observer. In order to provide the proper fullness across the hips or thighs, and in" order e'l'so to .provide a. suitable opening at the'bck and alproper support or suspensory at .the crotch, I have provided two gusset portions 5 being provided respectively indicated sit-9 and l0 in Fig. 5.

The gusset indicated at 9 is herein designated as the left gusset because the greater portion Aoi its perimeter 1s scam'ed to the left leg ofthe garment, and conversely the right, gusset l0 has `the greater portion of its perimeter seemed to the right leg of the gar ment. The knitted Wales in the gussets 9 and 10 extend lengthwise .thereof anditwill be observed that the lateral edges Il, l2 and 11', 12 of these gussets are cut upon curved lines which converge toward each fother. Each gusset has av squareupperlend'l, :13 which are lapped past each other and seemed to the body of the garment et the rear; as

the fgusset 9 and the 10 constitute. the free e ges of the garment t the rear and theedges 1.1, lrlfglef-the saidE gussets, `which as previouslyy described? ere cut upon curved lines, are

thus giving increased width across'theshipsf provide a' germer'itI -ivhereinthe crotclnporg seamedfto straight edgesof the body portion ofthe garment;

tion constitutes a suspensory` Ineocomf.`

plishing this .purpose I provideeach gusset with 'two gores, numbered respectivelyl, 1,6, and 15', 416'. The gore 15.,.,Qftl1eleft the upper portion of the leg gusset9 constitutes a. Vthigh-Widening goreand is attached along both itsedges to the oi: each gusset are of sul and the gore 1G of the said left. gusset e011- stitutes a suspensorv-forming goro and is carried over and attached to the inside seam of the right leg just below the crotch. as indicated more clearh` in Figs. T and As; indicated mostl clearly in Fig. 5. the .said gore 1G is provided with a widened extremity 1i', which is seamed along its extent as described, to the inside seam oi' the right leg. The gore. 15 of the right gusset l() constitutes a thigh-widening gore and is seamed along both its edges` to the inside seam of the right leg. thus enlargingr the diameter of the upper portion of the leg. and the gore 16 constitutes a suspensor;#formiug gore and is carried across and seamed tothe inside seam ot the left leg at the upper-pon tion thereof, just below the crotch. It will be observed that the gores 1G. 16 or" the gnssets 9 and 10 diiier in shape. the gore 16 being broadened at its lower edge as indicated at 1T. The portion of the gore 16 that is seamed to the 'inside seam of the left leg is that. indicated at 17 in Fig.

Inasmuch as the portions of the gores 1G, 16 are carried across and secured to the opposite leg seam thev are therefore superimposed the one upon the other. the gore 16 being outermostin this embodiment of the invention.

The purpose of carrying the gores 16, lo past each other and securing them to the upper portions of the inside seams of the opposite legs is to provide a suspensoiw or support for the organs, and the purpose of making that portion ot` the gore 1G that secured tothe right leg wider than the corresponding portion of the gore 16 that is secured to the left leg to make an enlargement or pocket at the left to accommodate the organs, which are more customarily and naturally supportedat the left side of the crotch than at the right. This feature of my invention. however, is not limited toa garment wherein the pocket portion is at the left because the reverse construction may be found preferable.. Both of the. suspensoryforming gores are positioned wholly at. one and the samey side of the axial line of the crotch. Their upper ends are superposer! and secured to the upper edges of the legs whollv at one side of said axial crotch line. lt will he observed.v viewing pai'ticuhnflv Fig. .3. that the free rear edge ot' each gusset .slopes downwardly marlredl)Y toward the opposite side of the garment thereby to provide imrcased width at the lower ends of .said gus. lt will also he observed. viewing l-aid l'lejnre. that thc two gore extens '.vidlh. ard that thasuspensorv-torniing gore. of each gnislet is of generally triangular form and las one. edge extending at a marked incli ie to and merging into a thig widening gore. Such construction permits initially eiprai the locating of both suspcnserv-forming f roresl wholl at one and the same side ot' the axial line ol the crotch.

lr will he observed that the t'ront opening l extends down to thc` top of the crotch portion and this constitutes the preferred form ot in v invention. inasmuch the lower pmtion o1 such opening is intended for toilet purposes.

In use the gores 1U. 1G otl the gnssets 9 and l0 conform and lie close to the crotch portion of the body. and do not extend upwardlv into contact with the abdomen.

It will be observed thatl inasmuch as the wales of all the portions of the garment eX- tend lengthwise of the garment, at allthe seams the wales run in the same direction excepting where the gores 16, 16 ot' the gussets 9 and lOlare supported and secured to the opposite lieg portions. A t all. points of the garment, however, great lateral elasticity is provided and especiall;v acrossl the thighs and at the crotch, so as to permit the hodjgf to bc readil;7 ent..

Gwing to the marked fullness which is given to the garment across the hips and thighs, the garment even before use naturail;- assumes a pocket formation at the hip portions. as indicated most clearljvv :in Figs. and l. In lother words. the increased fullness across the hips and thighs appears in the unstretched, unworn garment and is not merel)v secured ov the stretching of the garmentin useV as customary in garments heretofore mamifaetured.

Owing to the 'fullness imparted to the garment there is no strain thereon lengthwise ot' the O'arment. and for `the same reason the overlying portions off the garment at the rear alwa'vs cover that portion of the body excepting wher; purposel)T separated.

Owing tocthe fact that the. wales of all portions oi the gussets extend longitudinally of the garment. the crotch and snspensorv portions thereof are exceedinglyelastic and thus support the organs perte-cti)M and `vet permit body.

Having thas descriheiil one illust rative em.- ljiodiment ot m)- invention, I desire. it to he understood that although specii'ic terms are employed. tliev are used in a generic and descriptive .seine and not for the parposes ot' limitation. the scope ot' the invention l3eing set forth in the following claim.

(iaim:

A anion anden-garment for males having a bodv with a permanently closed crotch and legs and two inserted goss-ets having .sua-"perf sotv c.\'fcn--ion:f-. cach gusset extending apth@ tr-atl; oi' the garment and having` one up right cigc thereof secured to the boflv oi the garment in the back and one upright. edge free therefrom. each gusset having a thiglr wide-ning gore extending from its lower end perfect freedom of movement ot the.

at said opposite side of the axial line of the 15 garment, whereby the superposed portions of said suspensory-forming gores are wholly at one sidepf said axial line-of the garment, l thereb)v providing a suspensory pocket at one side of said axial line.

In testimony whereof, I have. signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

.ALVAH L. PERKINS.

Witnesses PRESTON MITCHELL, ROBERT. SCHULzE. 

